Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trotskyism

/ˈtɹɑt.ski(ː).i.zəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
trot-sky-ism
IPA
/ˈtɹɑt.ski(ː).i.zəm/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English Trotsky Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Trotskyism From Trotsky + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɹɑt.ski(ː).i.zəm/
  • British English: /ˈtɹɒt.skɪ.ɪ.z(ə)m/

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Questions

How do you pronounce trotskyism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɑt.ski(ː).i.zəm/.
What does trotskyism mean?
The left-wing political philosophy named after and based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky that is characterized by international socialism, opposition to Stalinism, the theory of permanent revolution and the theory of the vanguard party.
Where does trotskyism come from?
Etymology tree English Trotsky Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Trotskyism From Trotsky + -ism.

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